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Gallery Talk: Funerary Portraits of Roman Egypt

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  • Harvard Art Museums
  • Free

    Portrait of a woman with brown eyes, black hair, and a white garment on a rectangular wooden panel.

    Join Georgina Rayner and Susanne Ebbinghaus to explore the original context, materials, and making of funerary portraits from Egypt.

    Registration required

    • Registration dates

    Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.

    Cost

    This Event is free!

    Location

    • In-person only.

    Harvard Art Museums
    32 Quincy
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    United States

    Neighborhood
  • Neighborhood 9

    Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.

    Dates and Times

    Sun, September 11 2022 12:30PM – 1PM

    Additional information

    Funerary Portraits of Roman Egypt: Facing Forward is a team-curated exhibition that brings together art history, Egyptology, and conservation science to illuminate artists’ processes and the life stories of the people depicted in funerary portraits. Join two exhibition curators as they describe what can be learned when close looking, scientific analysis, and community collaboration combine.

    Free

    Portrait of a woman with brown eyes, black hair, and a white garment on a rectangular wooden panel.

    Sun, September 11 2022 12:30PM – 1PM

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    Harvard Art Museums

    (617) 495-9400
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    Last updated September 2, 2022.